THE state Legislature must not miss an important opportunity to fulfill last year's promise to give universities and colleges more flexibility and less micromanagement.
Credit Reps. Larry Springer, D-Kirkland, and Larry Seaquist, D-Gig Harbor, for pushing through the House sweeping legislation lifting restrictions on office-equipment leasing, raising the threshold for competitive bidding and letting schools make simple purchases, such as airline tickets. Another bill would allow postsecondary schools to invest their own funds.